MOLLYMOOK doctor, Catherine HOOTON is now in preparation for the world titles, after she cycled her way to a gold medal at the Australian Masters Track Championships held from March 11 to March 14 at the Dunc Grey Velodrome in Sydney.
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Catherine, who competes for Bathurst and trains in Wollongong, won gold in the team pursuit event along with her Bathurst team mates.
This is the third year that she has been part of a gold medal winning team at the Masters National Championships.
Her other results from the week were strong, with Catherine winning a further two medals.
Catherine set a new Australian record with Bathurst teammate, Renee Covington in the team sprint which stood for around two minutes, until an Australian Capital Territory team pipped them at the post.
The pair walked away with a silver medal and were very proud of themselves.
“We beat our personal best time, which we had set at state the week before this race,” said Catherine.
In the Individual 750 metre sprint race, Catherine won a bronze medal.
In the 500 metre time trial, an event where the cyclist does two laps of the track from a standing start, Catherine raced a personal best time and placed fourth.
Her family came up on Saturday to cheer her on in the final day of competition.
Catherine will now be taking a couple of weeks of rest before resuming training in preparations for the World Masters Track Championships to be held in Manchester, England in October this year.
“When you go well at an event like nationals, it just inspires you to train even more,” she said.
“The times we raced at nationals could put us in medal contention at worlds.”